Tracking Australian Painted-snipe

One of our Macquarie Marshes birds finally hit 5G coverage and just have us a dump of 573 fixes! HE’S IN NORTH QLD!Its a gold mine of data.

Have you seen a Bunyip Bird? We’re excited to launch a new Environmental Activity supporting the Australasian Bittern. Working with Murray Wildlife & local landholders, the CEWH will establish 34 hectares of dedicated refuge wetlands in the Riverina. bitternsinrice.com.au

Terwijl de winter in Nederland voortduurt, zijn de eerste grutto's onderweg vanuit West-Afrika naar hun broedgebieden. 🐦‍⬛ #weidevogels #birds #grutto #nationalevogel #lente

It’s no longer the secret life of birds when scientists get involved! Since 2016, @CSIRO scientists funded by the CEWH have been satellite-tracking the movements of waterbirds. This map shows bird travel is extensive and impressive. More at: flow-mer.org.au/basin-themes/w…

🌿 Help Protect the Spoon-billed Sandpiper! 🐦 Track leg-flagged SBS and report your sightings to support citizen science, coordinated by the #EAAFP SBS Task Force & #WWT. ➡️ Every sighting counts—join the SBS conservation community today! 🔗 SBS sightings database

Did you know that since 2009 the CEWH has delivered 19,000 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water to 56 different ecosystem types? CEWH Dr Simon Banks has featured in the Inside Water Magazine today: insidewater.com.au/environmental-…

🌈 #EAAFP Small Grant Programmes: supporting on-the-ground conservation for migratory waterbirds and their habitats across the #EAAFlyway. ✨ WG/TF Small Grant Fund: 9 Feb–13 Mar 2026 ✨ WMBD Small Grant Fund: 2–20 March 2026 & 3–21 August 2026 #EAAFlywayGrants #WMBD2026

The diversity of geography and biodiversity the Glenelg River flows through makes it one of the most interesting rivers in Australia. From limestone cliffs to lush forests, to an amazing river mouth estuary where it meets the sea. Which part of the Glenelg is your favourite?

Researchers from @ucl analysed + mapped data on which global regions are getting wetter, which drier as the climate changes. If you'd like to find out what's happening where you live, there's a link to this map in @RachSalv's article, out now: share.google/sxCLunfCQAyWqo…

Australian Painted-snipe and their glorious Macquarie Marshes habitat in the news today! Its all about farming and conservation working together. abc.net.au/news/2026-01-2…

Great to get some coverage of my my favourite topic - integrating agriculture and conservation- and new paper: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… abc.net.au/news/2026-01-2…

Challenging night surveying farmland and marsh. Lots of birds present, but a complete lack of wind. Just three birds caught were 2 Snipe and a Golden Plover that gave a long run around @_BTO @BirdWatchIE @NPWSIreland

✨ Celebrating IWC60 & AWC40! Since 1967, 1.9B waterbirds counted globally 🌏. Thousands of volunteers track populations & threats like habitat loss & climate change, helping protect waterbirds & their flyways. #IWC60 #AWC40 #Waterbirds #FlywayConservation

Dbytes #701 (14 Jan 2026) News in environmental decision making 1. Global Catastrophic Risks 2026 2. Climate change killing forest trees faster 3. Global water cycle amplifying climate disasters? 4. Scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI And more bit.ly/4sE31HN

🌧️ 🌧️ 🌧️ If it is safe to, please record frog calls with the free #FrogID app to help track how they’re doing 🐸

Water for the environment delivery continues no matter the calendar date! Go to our interactive water use map to see where and why water is being delivered: dcceew.gov.au/cewh/water-reg…

Most wintering waders are remarkably site-faithful, using the same feeding areas year after year - sometimes for decades. But what happens when the food disappears? Blog based on #Oystercatcher research by @modelbirder and colleagues: wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/01/13/whe… 🎂4️⃣ #ornithology

Blog about the Curlew headstarting project. wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/08/31/wil…

Over 300,000 pairs of Whimbrel nest in #Iceland. News that the species has just been classified as VULNERABLE on Icelandic RED LIST is very worrying. Blog about declines: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/ice… Identifying most important areas/habitats: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/ide… #ornithology

Feat. Australian Painted-snipe 😊